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The Quinguino grows in the mountains of Panatahuas, in the 
forests of Puzuzu, Muna, Cuchero, Paxaten, Pampahermosa, and 
in many other countries near the river Maranon, in low, warm, 
and sunny situations; it blossoms in August, September, and 
October. The natives of the country call the tree by the name of 
Quinquino, and its bark and fruit by that of Quinquina, a plant 
very different from our Quina or Cascarilla: others call the tree 
also Quinquina, but it is more commonly known under that of 
Quinguino. 
The Indians of Puzuza and the abovementioned countries do 
- not collect the balsam of this tree : whether it is that they are 
ignorant of the method of obtaining it and of its value, or be- 
cause few trees are found in the neighbourhood of their towns, 
the only parts which they collect are the barks most filled 
with resin, condensed into drops and lumps, and the fruits, in 
order to sell them in the neighbouring provinces, both of whick 
are used for the purpose of perfwming cloth and apartments. 
It is called Perfume of Quinquina, to distinguish it from the. 
true perfume, which is a composition of Benzoin, Storax, and 
Ambergris, these substances being formed. into a paste from which | 
they make pastils. 
The fruit as well as the bark being reduced to a coarse pow- 
der, they mix with it oil of Maria, Carana, Jacamaca, Lera, or 
Sebo, and make with it little plasters, which they apply upon 
the temples and behind the ears to mitigate the pains of the head 
ache and the tooth-ache, particularly the hemicrania or Jacqueia. 
It closes recent wounds, strengthens the brain, mitigates the 
pains proceeding from Se poi pespates the shiverings pro- 
duced by fevers. 
’ The other uses and vittaes of t the fruit, eek, and balsam uiag 
be read i in the works of Dr. Hernandez. ae 
